1956 Revolution tour

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the brutal Communist regime and the Soviet military occupation. It was not long: two weeks of beautiful democracy and one week of heroic armed resistance throughout the streets of Budapest, with Molotow coctails against the Soviet tanks. Even if it was cruelly crushed, David won a moral victory against Goliat. It was an event which on the long-term changed world history. We Hungarians did it! And its still today living memory makes us feel we can raise our heads with dignity. Come with me to re-live the demonstrations, the euforic days, the personal stories of my parents, the street fights, the terrible revenge, the deep silence for 30 years after it, and our feelings about it today.

During this tour, we will see the sites of the battles and the biggest mass demonstrations of Europe since WW2. - We start at the Parliament, where the martyr prime minister and the victims of the Communist massacres are commemorated. - I will also show you where the Catholic church leader, Cardinal Mindszenty spent his asylum of 15 years in dark rooms. In a small park, we will see the names of Hungarian water polo players who won the Sidney Olympic games in 1956 in a bloody match against the USSR. - In the second part, we take the tram to southern Pest, - the Museum garden, with the memory of a student martyr. - then, we will see the Radio building where streets fights started. - Finally, we will walk through Jozsef Town, and we finish in Corvin Passage. Here, 1000 revolutionaries, half of them teenagers armed with Molotow coctails, held out for one long week against 100. 000 Soviets and 4000 tanks! The most shocking memorial is there. I can tailormake this tour for you, if you have other ideas